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Dr. Anees Chagpar is an associate professor of surgery at Yale University School of Medicine and a 2015-2016 Public Voices Fellow.
U.S. gender discrimination may be less blatant than in other places. But it shows up every time women reach into their pockets. By accepting less pay for work of equal value, we accept a diminished spending capacity for women.
As a physician, I think about the emotional, physical and financial costs of all of the tests patients undergo. I have concluded there is no “one size fits all” approach, particularly among older women.